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He may as well sell them. Really, what are they good for? Can't buy parts with them.
Ditto ironmen.

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Im with you Ed!, for guys like us, reaching a final is tough, winning one is the pinnacle. Mine are staying with me to the end as well.

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hey ed
i taking my with me

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Folk's, Most to all of my trophies I won back in the 60's before money was a prize to be won. Some from NHRA and (the defunk) AHRA, with a few independant tracks throwed in. I have donated some to charity, they change the car part for something else, but almost every one is a memory that I have. There is just no way I would sell, as I worked to darn hard to earn them. Just my .02cents worth.
Fred

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When ya have 70 some odd national win trophys, the little ones just get in the way. Dan is a business man, to him it's just credits and debits. He treats this addiction a little different than most of us.

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One of my most prized trophies is the one I received for winning class at Las Vegas in 2007. And no, it wasn't a single either. :) Has there ever been a single for the F/SA or G/SA Wally? It's the only time I've ever won class in the Chevelle.

I usually don't care who I run in class because I know I'm not going to win the trophy anyway, but there were only three of us in G/SA at that race. So I thought if I could get the single first round I could see what the winner runs and decide if I have a chance or not. The other two racers come up to me and ask how we should decide who gets the single. Of course, I ask if we can flip coins for it. They agree and I win the flip.

After seeing what the winner in front of me ran, I decided that I might be able to run with him so I go back to the pits and start putting the Whale on kill. As I'm icing the manifold in the back of the lanes Steve Wann, my final round opponent, comes up to me in disbelief and asks "What are you doing icing it down? You never hop it up for class!" Steve was running his Super Stock car in Super Gas and they ran right before us so I was hoping I might be able to catch him off guard a little.

Anyway, I got him off the line .026 to .033 and outran him 11.636 to 11.650. To be fair to Steve though, he had just recently purchased the car and hadn't yet turned it into the rocket ship that it is today. Also, I think Steve might have taken a little ribbing from his friends for losing to the Great White Whale. :)


-Toby

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The Class Winner Wally`s have been on and off of eBay for years. They`ll typically go for over $250 and more. Times are tough,and you do what you gotta do. I sold one of mine a year and a half ago to a friend for $200. If the economy stays crappy,I`ve got 10 more I`m willing to let go of as well(six I`m not willing to part with). If you want `em back,you can always get replacements from the trophey company that manufactures them.

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SOOOO ooo! Can we say that singles in Class don't mean anything but a participant award ???????????
I have a few of those trophies as well, (stupid dust collectors) but I would never get rid of the ones I earned with a bunch of rounds to win, they're special to me and will never be replaced!!

2011 is gonna be a year of racing for us that will change every ones opinion of how things have gott'n so messed up, i.e AHFS, Contingency and Class Elims. Can't wait for the 2012 program!

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Certainly The Old Man....even Chumlee....from Pawn Stars... would be quite excited to own this level of American memoribilia.

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Those guys would probably give about ten bucks